NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Keegan Barber Editor’s Note: The timeframe for a wet dress rehearsal has been updated. At 6:42 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 17, NASA’s Artemis II [...]
Photo of the Day Apollo 14's Lunar Module Antares landed on the Moon on February 5, 1971. Toward the end of the stay astronaut Ed Mitchell snapped a series of photos of the lunar surface while looking out a window, assembled into this detailed mosaic by Apollo Lunar Surface Journal editor Eric Jones. The [...]
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew returns to Ellington Field’s Guppy Hangar in Houston on Jan. 16, 2026, from left to right is Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, and Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimya Yui.NASA After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will [...]
Credit: NASA For the 15th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2025 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agency’s financial position. “NASA [...]
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission: NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen.Credit: NASA NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign. The Artemis II Press Kit now is available [...]
All work platforms are retracted from around NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in preparation for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Kim Shiflett Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) By Supreet Kaur In an era where data security is critical to aviation safety, NASA is exploring bold new solutions. An Alta-X drone carries a custom built simulated Unmanned Aircraft Systems environment payload for the new blockchain system tests. Credit: NASA/Brandon Torres Navarette Through a drone [...]
Expedition 74 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.NASA/James Blair Three Expedition 74 crew members continue to reside aboard the International Space Station now following the return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission [...]
